Senior AI Engineer Job at Microsoft Corporation (Multiple Locations)

Senior AI Engineer

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Multiple Locations

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Security is one of Microsoft’s highest priorities as customers face increasing digital threats, complex estates, and fastmoving regulatory requirements. Microsoft Security delivers endtoend, integrated security solutions that help protect customers around the world. NEXT is the strategic incubation and arm of Microsoft Security AI (MSECAI), responsible for building the next generation of AInative security capabilities. We translate new AI techniques into working prototypes and partner with product teams to bring them into the Microsoft Security suite. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will contribute to the design, prototyping, and implementation of AIpowered security experiences and platform components. You will build highquality systems, collaborate closely with partner teams, and help bring ambiguous ideas to clear, functioning solutions.

Job Responsibility:

Build and prototype AInative features and system components, with a focus on iterative learning and shipping working code
Implement wellarchitected services, APIs, evaluation harnesses, and data pipelines that support AIbased security scenarios
Contribute to modeldriven features, including LLMbased reasoning, retrieval/RAG, grounding, routing, and safety guardrails
Design and evaluate ML/AI systems using metrics such as groundedness, precision/recall, latency, and cost
Apply responsible AI, security, and privacy requirements throughout the development lifecycle
Work with partners to integrate prototypes into production environments as part of broader engineering efforts
Work with crossdisciplinary teams (research, PM, engineering) to clarify requirements and land technical decisions
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and handson technical discussions
Contribute to a culture of curiosity, scientific rigor, and customerobsessed problem solving

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
2–3+ years working with ML/AI systems (LLMs/GenAI, RAG, model serving, experimentation, or data pipelines)
Hands‑on engineering experience building distributed cloud services in Azure
Familiarity with security domains such as detection/response, SIEM/SOAR, identity, endpoint, or cloud security
Experience working with GenAI/LLM techniques: MCP, prompt engineering, retrieval/vector stores, agent/tooling frameworks, content safety, and evaluation platforms
Strong coding skills and comfort engaging deeply in design and implementation details

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Job Posted:
February 17, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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